Bank Chef

Integrated Care System; Poole; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Poole is seeking a reliable Chef to join their catering team. The role involves preparing and serving meals, ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Candidates should have a culinary qualification and experience in large scale catering. Offering competitive benefits including enhanced pay for unsocial hours, paid training, and more.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for unsocial hours

Paid training

Increased holiday allowance after 5 and 10 years

NHS Pension Scheme

Discounts at retail outlets

Qualifications

• Experience in large scale catering within the healthcare sector.
• Ability to manage special dietary requirements.
• Evidence of culinary creativity through new recipe ideas.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve meals for patients and staff.
• Liaise with Food Production Manager on meal quality.
• Follow recipes accurately in the kitchen.

Skills

Culinary Expertise

Attention to detail

Ability to work unsupervised

Communication skills

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 706/2 or equivalent vocational level 3

Level 3 Food Hygiene/Safety

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Chef

The closing date is 19 August 2025

University Hospitals Dorset is seeking a friendly, hardworking, reliable & qualified Chef to work within the Catering team to provide freshly cooked food to our patients and staff. The team is responsible for providing an efficient, high quality, dedicated food and beverage service, operating in compliance with corporate and local policies and procedures.

Experience of working in a similar environment and the professional qualification standard COSHH and allergen training (or willingness to work towards it) are required. But just as important are the commitment to provide a first class service and a belief in teamwork.

A driving licence would be an advantage but is not essential,

What working for us will provide:

• Enhanced Pay for unsocial hours worked (Saturday, Sunday).
• No split shifts
• Paid training
• Free uniform
• 27 days paid holiday (pro rata for part time) plus bank holidays
• Increased holiday allowance after 5 and 10 years' service
• Enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities - including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment
• Staff Rates on Items in the Catering Departments retail outlets.
• NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Base - Poole Hospital

Interview Date - TBC

Main duties of the job

Your tasks could include:

• Ensure the preparation, cooking and service of meals for patients and staff is to the standard of City & Guilds 706 1/2 or NVQ equivalent.
• Liaise effectively with Food Production Manager on meal quality, and inform all staff about any menu changes.
• Follow recipes accurately, so as to ensure correct cooking times, cooking methods and number of portions produced.
• It may be necessary for you to work in differing sections of the Catering Department to meet service needs. This would usually be duties appropriate to band level.

You must be flexible to work locations and hours and to meeting the needs of our customers and patients whilst being supportive of the large food service operation at the UHD.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualificaions

• City & Guilds 706/1 706/2 or equivalent vocational level 3 qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Level 3 Food Hygiene/Safety

Experience

• Large scale Catering experience within healthcare sector
• Experience of special dietary requirements gained through Education & training to level 3.
• ``Work unsupervised in all areas of the kitchen
• Previous experience within catering sector
• Previous NHS experience
• Attention to detail inc. Accuracy & ability to multi-task.
• Culinary Expertise (Excellent knife skills, Equipment knowledge, Safety/Sanitation methods, cooking methods)
• Evidence of creativity by introducing new recipe ideas in areas of control

Knowledge

• Good understanding of food nutrition
• Good understanding of H&S, HACCP & COSHH regulations
• Understand the needs of Special Diets for patients

Personal Attributes

• Able to work as part of a team and mix with other members of staff
• Ability to communicate effectively with all hospital staff
• Passion for cooking
• Evidence of working in busy kitchens

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust